Question
This clan successfully destroyed the rival Zhi (“zhuh”) clan during the Battle of Jinyang. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this clan which subsequently partitioned the state of Jin along with the Wei and Han clans, starting the Warring States Period. This clan’s state introduced formalized cavalry to China under King Wuling (“woo-ling”).
ANSWER: Zhao (“jao”)
[10e] Zhao, along with Wei and Han, were conquered during this dynasty’s wars of unification. This dynasty began construction on the Great Wall of China but also burned large numbers of Confucian texts and killed scholars.
ANSWER: Qin dynasty
[10m] Zhao’s victory at Jinyang is the first battle mentioned by this later historian and court official in his seminal work, whose name translates to the Comprehensive Mirror to Aid in Governance.
ANSWER: Sima Guang [prompt on Sima; do not accept “Sima Qian”]
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Summary
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Data
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